Phrase guide
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, burst out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intensify, deepen
verb
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: burst, split
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
Narrower terms: pop, blow, stave, stave in
verb
open with force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: open, open up
History
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